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World War II: Key Events and Terms

Explore the major events and concepts of World War II, including appeasement, the Munich Conference, the Nazi-Soviet Pact, the Holocaust, and the Nuremberg trials. Learn about key figures like Neville Chamberlain, Winston Churchill, and Harry Truman.

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World War II: Key Events and Terms

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  1. Chapter 8 World War II Vocab

  2. 1) Appeasement- Policy of allowing the aggressor to do what they want in order to maintain peace 2) Isolationism- A policy of remaining apart from the affairs or interests of other groups 3) Munich Conference- Meeting between the major powers of Europe to try to maintain peace 4) Third Reich- The Third German Empire 5) Nazi-Soviet Pact- Peace agreement between Germany and the Soviet Union

  3. 6) Blitzkrieg- German style of fighting during World War II (lightning warfare) 7) Neville Chamberlain- Prime Minister of Great Britain that endorsed the policy of appeasement 8) Winston Churchill- Prime Minister of Great Britain during World War II 9) Axis Powers- World War II alliance of Germany, Italy and Japan 10) Franklin D. Roosevelt- US President during World War II

  4. 11) Pearl Harbor- Hawaiian naval base attacked by Japanese planes that brought the US into World War II 12) Allied Powers- World War II alliance of Great Britain, Soviet Union and the United States 13) Holocaust- Systematic mass slaughter of the Jewish race and other groups that were judged inferior by the Nazis 14) Kristallnacht- “Night of Broken Glass” in which the Nazi Party launched a violent attack on the Jews

  5. 15) Ghettos- Segregated Jewish areas 16) Genocide- Systematic killing of an Entire Race 17) Final Solution- Hitler’s program to protect the racial purity of Germany 18) Dwight D. Eisenhower- US General during World War II 19) Battle of Stalingrad- Hitler’s failed attempt of invading the Soviet Union

  6. 20) D-Day- Invasion by allied forces in Normandy, France that represented the largest land and sea attack in history 21) Battle of the Bulge- Final push of German forces against the Allies in France 22) Battle of Midway- Allied forces versus Japan in the Pacific Ocean 23) Island Hopping- American strategy in the Pacific that involved American forces going from one strategic island to the next until American forces were in control and prepared to invade Japan

  7. 24) Kamikaze- Japanese suicide pilots 25) Lend-lease Act- US policy of furnishing the Allied forces with military supplies before the US formally entered the War 26) Harry Truman- US President that ordered the atomic bombings of Japan 27) VE Day-Victory in Europe by the Allied Forces 28) VJ Day- Victory over Japan by the Allied Forces 29) Nuremburg trials- Nazi leaders that were tried for crimes against humanity due to the actions of the Holocaust

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